Veteran news anchor Katie Couric outed former colleague Bryant Gumbel as “incredibly sexist,” claiming that he suggested she should deliver her baby “in a field” and come straight back to the show rather than taking some time off for maternity leave.
Couric made the comments during her recent appearance on comedian Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, where she also said that Gumbel’s attitude was similar to that of many of her male colleagues and the overall culture at NBC at the time.
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Katie Couric on Club Random with Bill Maher revealed a couple of interesting facts about her time working on the ‘Today Show’ with Bryant Gumbel and Matt Lauer:
Couric: “He [Gumbel] got mad at me because I was doing something on maternity leave, and he was giving endless shit for… pic.twitter.com/9KjrtZSbGY— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) April 14, 2024
“He was prickly, but,…
